Frangipani Flowers
| Botanical Name | Plumeria acutifolia Poir. |
| Botanical family | Apocynaceae |
| Origin | India, Asia and the Philippines. |
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| Note | |
| Appearance | a viscous to pasty |
| Color | yellowish-orange to orange-brown |
| Odor | heavy-smelling, warm, exotic odor, with varied and somewhat greasy floral notes |
| Biochemical composition of the essential oil | The volatile fraction of the absolute is organized around a large pole of more than 40% alcohol. of which linalool 37%) and its trans-linalool oxides (10%), accompanied by nitrogenous compounds, as well as a very small amount of lactones giving it its characteristic floral-fruity note (peach, coconut, etc.): ô – and γ-decalactones (0.30 and 0.05%), γ-hexa- and dodecalactones (0.05% each). The ointment smells very much of the live flower, with a typical salicylate note; the headspace of the product is composed of about 80% alcohols, halved between linalool and 2-phenyl ethanol, plus the other molecules already mentioned in the absolute, 4,8, 12-trimethyl-1, 3 (E), 7 (E), 11-tridecatetraene. |
| Therapeutic properties | brings calm and serenity Its neurotropic and general effects |
| Main therapeutic indications |